Device for removing slip-covers



' W. T. SCHNEEWEISS.

DEVICE FOR REMOVING SLIP COVERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, I920.

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- INVENIIOR- w T. SCHNEEWEISS ATTORNEY WILLIAM 'I. scnnnnwnrss, or sr.LOUIS, MISSOURI.

D VIC FOR BEMOV1NG' SLIP-COVERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application filed January 21, 1920. Serial No. 353,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM T. SoHNEE- wmss, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri,United States of America, have invented a certain new and useful Devicefor Removing Slip-(lovers, of which the following is such a full, clear,and exact description as will enable anyone skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Heretofore receptacles with slip covers have been provided with a cammechanism for removing the cover. One of the objections to this priorconstruction is that in order to sufliciently separate the body and thecover of the receptacle, it is necessary for the cam to project belowthe edge of the cover, so that when carelessly replaced the flange onthe body of the receptacle will pass below the cam and thus render thedevice inoperative. Another objection is that the leverage of the deviceis so small as to render the operation of the device diflicult when thecover fits tightly uponthe body. Still another objection is that thedevice is so large as to be clumsy and unsightly.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the class indicatedin which the above stated objections will be overcome.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one form of device made inaccordance withmy invention, Figure 1 is'a side elevation showing thecomplete receptacle, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of thereceptacle showing the parts in a different position, Fig. 3 is a topplan View of a portion of the receptacle, Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section.

The receptacle to which my device is applied consists of a body portion10, and a slip cover 11. These may be of any suitable form. In thedrawings I have shown them as constituting a blackening box of ordinaryform. The body 10 of the receptacle is provided, intermediate of itsheight, with a flange 12 preferably formed by bending a portion of themetal outwardly. Formed integral with the cap 11 is a lever support 13which is bent up parallel with the flange of the cover 11. 14 is a leverwhich is pivoted to the support 13 by means of a rivet 15. The rivet'15is so situated in the lever 14 as to provide a short and long end. Theshort end of the lever is provided with an inturned portion 16 adaptedto strike against the flange 12 and thus separate the body and cover ofthe can. The long end of the lever 14 is provided with an outwardly bentportion 17, preferably doubled, which provides a finger piece foroperating the lever. As the lever conforms to the curvature of the boxor can it may be made of any suitable length so as to secure the desiredamount of leverage without increasing the bulk of unsightliness of thedevice. The upper part of the lever support 13 is bent over to form astop 18 adapted to strike against the upper edge of the lever 14 and isso situated with relation to the lever that the inturned end 16 cannotpass below the lower edge of the lid 11. 'In this way the'flange 12 isprevented from passing between the end 16 and the edge of the can. i r

T he operation of my device will be evident. When the parts are in theirnormal position as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it is only necessaryto press upwardly on the finger piece 17 in order to cause the inturnedend. 16 to press against the flange 12 and separate the body and coverof the receptacle as shown in Fig. 2.

-Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The combination with a receptacle, of a slip cover therefor, one ofsaid parts being provided with a projection, a lever pivotally carriedby the other of said parts and provided'at one side of its pivot with aportion adapted to contact with said projection and at the other sidewith a finger piece, and a stopprojecting over said lever and adapted tocontact with the upper edge of said lever to prevent its either end frommoving into position to render the device inoperative.

2. The combination with a receptacle, of a slip cover therefor, oneofsaid parts being provided with a projection and the other with anintegral lever support, a lever pivoted tothe outside of said supportand adapted to engage with said projection to remove the cover, and astop formed integral with said lever support and engaging with the upperedge of the lever for preventing the movement of either end, of saidlever into position to render the device inoperative.

3. The combination with a receptacle having a curved periphery andprovided intermediate of its height with a projecting flange, of a slipcover therefor provided with an integral lever support, a lever pivotedto said support and conforming to the curvature of the receptacle, theends of said lever being of unequal length, the short end of said leverbeing provided with an inturned portion adapted to engage with saidflange to remove the cover, and the long end 15 the lever to preventsaid inturned portion 20 from projecting beneath the edge of the cover.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afiixed my seal.

WILLIAM r. saummwmss. [1,. s]

